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GCHSHL Announces Divisional Changes for 2020-21

By Scott Harrington 05/14/2020, 2:45pm EDT

34 teams will lace ‘em up for 50th anniversary season

The Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League released their alignment for the 2020-21 season and there were some notable changes as the league heads into its 50th season of operation.  Thirty-four schools will ice teams next season and they are arranged in five divisions.

“It went a lot smoother than usual,” GCHSHL president Ryan Kelber said of the re-alignment process, which could not be done at a live in-person meeting due to the COVID-19 situation. Teams made requests individually, then he put together the new divisions and it went to the group of 34 athletic directors for approval.

GCHSHL All-Stars Descend on Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

By Scott Harrington 03/05/2020, 11:00pm EST

4-on-4 Tournament to be held Friday, March 6

The Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League will hold their 2019-20 Senior All-Star Event Friday, March 6 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse beginning at 3:00 p.m.

Format:

 4 “mini” games
 4 v 4 tournament format
 14 skaters per team, 2 goalies per team

All-Star Game coaches assembled teams based upon
a Player Draft on Thursday, February 27

Game Details:

 Two (2) 10 min halves for all the games,
with a brief intermission
 Running time
 5-minute warm-up
 One goalie playing per half

Brooklyn District Update

By Scott Harrington 02/24/2020, 3:00pm EST

Holy Name, Strongsville face resistance but advance

There were no huge upsets in the first week of play in the Brooklyn District but there were a few close calls. 

Holy Name, the #4 seed, found themselves tied, 2-2, early in the third period against #11 North Olmsted, but the Namers’ skill took over in the third period of a 6-3 win.

It took double-overtime, but #6 Strongsville got past Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League Red Division rival Benedictine, the #9 seed, 5-4.

Avon Lake, a GCGSHL White Division team, knocked out Padua Franciscan of the Great Lakes Hockey League, but the Shoremen (4-3 winners) went into that game as the higher seed so no upset to see here.

The only game that could be considered an upset would be Lakewood’s 2-1 win over GCHSHL White South champ and #12 seed Parma.  Lakewood is the #14 seed and a member of the Blue North Division, but the Rangers won 21 games this year and the teams were seeded closely, so it is a relatively minor upset.

Lakewood was rewarded with a chance to play neighbor St. Edward on Sunday.  They were eliminated, 11-0.

That’s 10 games and one instance of a lower seed advancing.

The Brooklyn District utilizes mid-week quarterfinal games, so we will see the following match-ups followed by a pair of district semifinal games on Saturday afternoon:

Tuesday, February 25:

5:30 p.m. #1 Saint Ignatius vs. #10 Olmsted Falls

8:00 p.m. #5 Amherst Steele vs. #6 Strongsville

Wednesday, February 26:

5:30 p.m. #2 St. Edward vs. #4 Holy Name

8:00 p.m. #3 Rocky River vs. #7 Avon Lake

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